falsafah

From Malay falsafah, from Classical Malay فلسفة (falsafah), from Arabic فَلْسَفَات (falsafāt), فَلْسَفَة (falsafa),^[1] either constructed based on فَيْلَسُوف (faylasūf, “philosopher”), or based directly on Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía), compounded from φίλος (phílos, “beloved”) +‎ σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”). Doublet of filosofi and filsafat.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /falˈsafah/ [falˈsa.fah]
• Rhymes: -afah
• Syllabification: fal‧sa‧fah

falsafah (plural falsafah-falsafah)

1. philosophy (a view or outlook regarding fundamental principles underlying some domain)

   Synonyms: filsafat, pandangan hidup

2. ideology, doctrine

• “falsafah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From Arabic فَلْسَفَة (falsafa), either constructed based on فَيْلَسُوف (faylasūf, “philosopher”), or based directly on Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía), compounded from φίλος (phílos, “beloved”) +‎ σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”).

• IPA^(key): /falˈsafah/ [falˈsa.fah]
• Rhymes: -afah, -fah, -ah

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falsafah (Jawi spelling فلسفه, plural falsafah-falsafah)

1. philosophy (academic discipline)

• (Indonesia) filsafat